Saturday, January 11, 2020

Agave

The Agave (Agave americana) is a plant native to Mexico and the United States. It usually lives in deserts and oak-pine woodlands, but you can meet the in  a lot of warm places. There are 270 species of the Agave.
                  
                   The Agave has a lot of leathery leaves, which can grow up to 2.5 metres (8 feet) in length. The agave only blooms ones in a lifetime! It's flower can grow up to 7.62 metres in height.


                       The flower can be pollinated by bees,birds and even bats! You can also make syrup out of agave. Agave is also used to make sponges. Who knows, maybe you're using an agave sponge?

Thursday, January 9, 2020

Pygmy Mouse Lemurs

The pygmy mouse lemur (Microcebus myoxinus) is a small lemur native to dry, deciduous Madagascan forests. The pygmy mouse lemur feeds on fruit, flowers and insects. Being the smallest lemur in the world, the pygmy mouse lemur can grow up to 6.1 cms (minus the tail, which can grow up to 13.6 cms). The pygmy mouse lemur is solitary and nocturnal. Due to shrinking habitats their population has been decreasing.

The puzzling case of the missing cookie.

Once upon a time Bessi wanted to eat a cookie, but she got called away to do something. Bessy said to Kiki and Fifi not to touch her cookie....